Forklift Operator - Sit Down - Double Forks - Med-Shift

Hydra • Tracy, CA

24d

About The Position

The Forklift Operator safely and efficiently stages, loads, and unloads finished products and raw materials using material-handling equipment, attachments, tools, and accessories. The role also stocks and maintains warehouse inventory and keeps the warehouse clean to support the safety of employees and others.

The Med-shift runs from 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday and three weekdays per week, resulting in five consecutive working days. Example schedules include Wednesday through Sunday, Thursday through Monday, Friday through Tuesday, or Saturday through Wednesday. Overtime may be required based on business needs.

The position requires operating sit-down forklifts and other material-handling equipment, following standard operating procedures and job safety analyses, and completing equipment safety checks and preventive maintenance. The employee communicates with team members and supervisors, maintains a clean work area, and performs other assigned duties. Benefits are offered to employees working more than 30 hours per week.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Ability to obtain and maintain forklift certification and applicable state forklift certification.
• At least 2 years of forklift experience in a similar industry; additional education may be substituted for years of work experience.
• Good oral English and written communication skills.
• Manual dexterity required to operate machinery.
• Ability to work as a team player and meet deadlines.
• Ability to talk and/or hear regularly; use hands and/or fingers to handle or feel objects, tools, and controls frequently; and occasionally stand, walk, sit, reach, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.
• Close, distance, and color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

• Clamp experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Receive inbound inventory and handle outbound inventory.
• Complete damage reports for products and associated wrapping, pallets, bundles, crates, and other items.
• Prepare and load products for transport safely and on time.
• Stage products for loading safely and on time.
• Load products onto trucks and/or railcars safely and on time.
• Move products safely into warehouse inventory storage.
• Move waste and scrap into dumpsters as needed.
• Complete the partial-pallet process safely and on time.
• Perform quality control for damaged products.
• Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) and Job Safety Analyses (JSAs).
• Operate sit-down forklifts and other material-handling equipment.
• Perform daily forklift safety checks and preventive maintenance, and report issues.
• Communicate with team members and supervisors.
• Keep the work area clean and maintained.
• Turn off and lock out equipment when it is not in use.
• Maintain a thankful, respectful, polite, and courteous attitude.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical insurance, with a portion paid by the employer, for employees working more than 30 hours per week.
• Dental insurance, with a portion paid by the employer, for employees working more than 30 hours per week.
• Vision insurance, with a portion paid by the employer, for employees working more than 30 hours per week.
• Basic life and AD&D coverage, with a portion paid by the employer, for employees working more than 30 hours per week.
• Paid time off for employees working more than 30 hours per week.
• 401K plan for employees working more than 30 hours per week.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED